Handspun hat, scarf, and mitts

Okay, I finally got a picture of the handspun set that I told you about. I’m pretty happy with it, even if the mitts are different sizes! If you are interested or didn’t read about it before, you can check out a little more about theyarns I made and used for this project. I know they aren’t perfect looking and are even a little crazy, but that’s what I love about handspun. I think it is just what I needed for a little unexpected fun in my knitting! I winged it on all three of these and used no pattern help whatsoever (no big deal, right?). I did the scarf lengthwise with about 190 stitches and a gauge of about 3 sts/inch. I added fringe after 13 rows off garter stitch and a bind-off. I had just enough left to do the brim for the hat, then I just picked up stitches along the brim to do the hat from the brim up. I did run out of yarn so I had to add some Manos I had leftover but it almost blends in to where you don’t even notice. For the mitts I just casted on 44 stitches and knit about 60 rows of garter stitch. When I had enough width I just seamed up the edges, leaving a hole for the thumb – I know, total rocket science huh? Anyway, here’s all of the other stats:

Yarn – my own handspun, one super bulky and one worsted weight

Needles – US Sizes 11 for the scarf, 11 and 6 for the hat, and 6 for the mitts